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Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03
DELICATE SCALES.
Machines that Show the Weight
Of a Mans Signature.
How the Hairs of a Mans Head
May be Counted.

In q Broadway store, which is the
branch of big out .of-town scale factory,
sre more different kind Of scales than
most people imagine were ever made.
There are specimens Of every grade Of
weighing machine, from the big track
scales that can weigh railroad car full
of pig lead and weighing 50, 900 pounds,
down to tiny balance so fine that it is
kept in glass case which you could carry
in your pocketl The smallest scale OF
all is made for delicate tests in assay
ing. II is adjusted to milligrammes.
Its sensitiveness is so fine that yon can
weigh q hair or an eylash it. You can
write your name on slip Of paper with
lead pencil and then find out just how
much your signature weighs. The
weights are the merest bits OF aluminium
not half so big as the head Of pin. he
machine is so delicate that little dust
blowing in from the street will affect its
accuracy, and it has to be carefully
cleaned after each exposure. 1t is made
of aluminium, platinum and the finest
tempered steel. People do not use it as
plaything as a general rule. 1t costs
as much as its weight in gold.
Every once in while a sceptic comes
along who doesn't believe that story
about the scales that will weigh hair
from mans head, and if the manager
Of the store is good-natured and has
plenty Of time he will bring out the
wonderful little machine and operate it.
A reporter happened in the other day
while the operation was going on. The
manager took a slip Of ordinary writing
paper and weighed. it 1t weighed
thirty-eight milligrammes. Then he
gave the paper to the visitor with a lead
pencil and the visitor wrote 'John
Henry Larned" on it in full free hand.
Then the manager put the slip back on
the scales and fixed the little weights.
The mans signature weighed five milIi-
grammes.
Then the man pulled hair out Of his
head and the manager found that il
weighed three milligrammcs. An eye
lash weighed little less than one milli-
gramme and hair from his whisker
weighed FIVE milligrammes.
Then the manager showed how easyit
was to count the hairs Of a mans head
At the rate Of three milligrammes to q
hair, there would be $4,000 hairs in an
ounce. The man probably had three
ounces Of hair on his head and therefore
$4,000 hairs.-INew York Commercial
Advertiser.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03
The Origin of kissing.

There Is q scandinavian tradition 10
the effect that kissing was first intro
duced into England by Rowena, tho
beautiful daughter Of Hcngist. Again
in Cromwell's time, when the banished
Cavcndish visited . French nobIeman al
his own chateau, the mistress Of the
house, At the head Of her maidens, thus
greeted him: 'fForasmuch rs ye be an
EnglislIman, whose custom Il Is in your
country 70 kiss all the ladies and gentle.
women without oifense, and although il
be not 80 here in this realm, yet will I
be 50 bold as 10 kiss you, and so shall
all my mlidens. s."-IModern Society.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03

This is something of which the fastid.
ious inhabitant Of the bible land does not
approve. 1t does not add to his bodily
comfort. He remedies the difficulty
shall / tell you how? Not by any effort
Of his own; far from II; his wife comes,
asccnds to the housetop, and in the
drenching rain propsls roller Of solid
stonc backward and forward, much as
we use a lawn-mower. This rolls the
sun-dried cracks together, and prevents
the entrance Of water.
These are only few of Syrian
housewives duties. Her reward is not in
this world, surely. She cannot speak to
her husband in public; she can receive
no caress before his friends. She goes
veiled and scantily clad. She has no
time to make her own habiliments, for
her hands must weave and spin and en-
broider artistically and abundantly for
the husband aud the male children. In
winter her feet are protected only by
open wooden sandals, and drops Of blood
mark her way TO the Syrian we'll This
is no extraordinary thing, but by those
who have repeatedly seen it, | have been
informed. OF course this is among the
lower and middle classes of society in
Syria, but those who belong to a higher
class are very, very fcw.-lswiss Cross.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03
Fashion Notes.

Felt hats are taking the place Of straw.
Basques are invariably pointed in front.
New corsages are olaborately draped
and trimmed.
Epaulets Of jet are fayoritc adjuncts
of fall and winter dresses.
Almost anything expensive in wraps
will be fashionable next winter.
Plaid velvets are combined with plain
fabrics in panels and other trimmings.
Velvet ribbons in plain and fancy
designs are stylish and used very gener-
ally. T..
Lace will continue to be most pop.
ular fabric both ormillinery and for cos
tunes.
Woollens and plaid velyets arc pop
ular combination, perhaps more than
any other.
The fashionable bodice just now, is
long, rather narrow and fitting the fig
ure closely.
A string Of gold beads is an ornament
which is always attractive, and which Is
just now much priced.
Tho surplice vest is worn with an open
Jacket, and i made of crossway foldf
forming the whole front.
The Swiss waist, laced in front over a
puff of sheer null is very stylish, and is
seen on both silk and wool fabrics.
The old forms in china arc coming in
again, and one sees the little mug-shaped
tea cup as in our grandmother's days.
New felt hats and bounets have pinked
edges Of the felt in tapping rows on the
brim and down the sides of the crown.
Gray berries, known as Jobs tears"
which come from the West Indies, are
being used in garnitures threaded with
jet.
There will be no decrease in the use
of jet. The new Partisan effects Ia this
garniture are beyond anything yet seen
here.
Jerseys are gradually going out. They
are no longer worn by womsn who can
afford to pay for really weIl-ftting cor
sages.
Sicilienne, peau de sole, gros grain
and surah all find places in the list Of
suitable materials for autumn visiting
dresses.
A mixed wool material Is much used
for travelling dresses--for instance, a
thread Of red and blue in sspcpper and
salt" background.
A brooch, representing gold basket
filed with pansies Of turquoise and lille
Of pearls, is one Of the latest novelties
in Neapolitan jewelry.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03
what Key West Looks Like.

The Key has about as much shape as
camel, andin ageneral way lics cast and
west and contains about six square miles.
Its as fat as a siingle, the highest
point being about fourteen feet above the
mean sealeyel. To the casual visitors
itlooks ~ though the sea, particularly
in storm, would submcrgc this insig-
nifcant rise, but IL Is . matter Of record
that it never has done II. The city
proper covers the western end Of the
Key, and IL was, previous to the great
fire Of March 30, 1885, very densely set
tied, and about as un-Amsrican looking
as could well be imagined, bearing q
strong resemblance 10 West India
town. The houses are of wool and
quite plainly built. There are, I think,
only four Of five brick buildings, and
certainly not more than six. The streets
are Of very good width, toltrably straight
and passably clean. Tho roadway Is
coral rock; there is no soil TO speak Of;
what passes for soil is triturated coral,
very rich in phosphates and making b
excellent fertilizer, but BY itself deficient
in fat. To garden one must Use . pick
rather than hoe. Very few vegetables
are grown here and vegetation Is con.
fined mainly to cocoanut trees. Here
and there can be seen pine or an Alex.
ander or q star Of India, or royal pom.
cana, few mulberry and prickly ash
trees and popenack bushes. Flower
and towering shrubs grow 10 ebuBdancs
Il Rochester Post-Express.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03
Gushing Girls.

The gushing girl is the nineteenth cen
tury production. She giggles from the
time she opens her eyes in the morning
until she saysamen at night and puts her
fluffy little head on the pillow. She says
thanks awfullyn for 81 thank you."
She thinks the grand lugubrious music
Of the "Stabat Mater too sweet for
anything. A kitten with its eyes as yet
unopened, the Niagara Falls and Mr..
Gladstone all are "just too charming and
lovely fos any earthly use." Her adjec-
tives are all in the superlative. She will
gush over pumpkin, over her sisters
new baby, over doggerel rhyme, over
everything she sees, everything she hears,
over everybody she knows. II she is
here tonight she will say Of me as she
does Of the weather-as she did Of her
new bonnet-that I'm either 'ssimply
grand or "simply horrid. - Merchant
Traveller.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03
Tortoise shen Combs.

On the second floor of an old fashioned
building on Center street, the reporter
found the largest tortoise shell comb
manufacturer in the city. He said:
Tortoise shell comes chiefly from Cen
trail America and the West India Islands.
The natives trade re shell for provis-
ions and clothing, and down there it is
as good as silver"
"Are the shells brought here wholei"
asked the reporter.
'0h, no. When the natives catch the
tortoise they kill him and expose the
shell to Ethe fire, which loosens the
plates, and then they are easily pulled
apart. There are sixteen plates on the
back OF the tortoise and thirteen on the
stomach. The stomach plates are what
we call amber shell, and are worth more
than the rest, for when they are polished
they are almost as light as genuine
AMBER
Near the door sat o white-haired old
Frenchman, scraping and cutting some
shells which lad took up and bound
together with thread. A comb has to
be several shells thick. After the shells
are cut out in the general shape Of the
design wanted, they are wrapped in
several thicknesses of wet cotton cloth,
and placed between two heavy heated
iaas in press which is screwed down.
Left there for half an hour, the steam
Yields them together nicely, and when
taken out they 60 to the designer, who
pastes a paper pattern on the shell, so
that all the delicate filigree work can
be cut out with what looks like an ordi-
nary scroll saw. They are then sent to
another room, where the rough edges
are cut of with circular saws about as
large as the end Of lead pencil.
After going through several processes
the comb arrives at the last stage--the
polishing room. There are number Of
wheels Of different sizes, some thicker
than others, revolving at q rapid rate.
The proprietor explained: ''These
wheels are composed Of many layers Of
muslin cloth, and the heat generated
through friction on the comb removes
all roughness and puts on beautiful
polish, which lasts as long as the
comb."-[New York Sun.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
Unmarried ladies II Holland.

- - Z
In Holland an unmarried lady always
takes the right arm Of her escort, while
the married one selects the left side Of
her husband. So deeply has the custom
entered into tho life Of the Hollanders
that at a church wedding tho bride
enters the ediice on the right Of the
groom, the wife returning on the left
side Of her husband after the ceremony
has been performed. No unmarried lady
In that country can dream of going to
church, concert or any other place OF
public assemblage without the escort of
her parents or male members of the
family. She cannot take walk, pay a
visit or go shopping unaccompanied by
her mother or some married lady friend.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03
Not bad Outlaok.

''You must understand. Mr.. Dumley,
In seeking the hanl Of my daughter" I"
said the old man, shat she win bring
you no dowfy until after my death"
II understand, sir, responded DUN.
Icy, hopefully; ''but you must bear 10
mind, my dear sir that you are getting
well on in years. ~ fIarpef's Bazaar
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03
wornen,s Work In Syria.

There are grand women in Arabia;
women ofability, keen insight and won
derful capabilities. Tho duties Of the
wife Of Syrian to-day are as follows:
She brings all the water for family use
from . distant well; this is accomplished
by filing immense jars, and bringing
them upon her head. She rises early and
goes 10 the handmilI Of the village,
carrying corn, enough Of which for the
days bread she grinds by slow, labo-
rious process. This she carries home and
cooks In an oven which Is made in the
Garth. Il Is round hole, lined with
oval aud fat stones, and heated by fire
built In IL. When the bread Is mixed
with water and little salt she removes
the ashes and plasters little pats Of dough
against the hot stones TO cook. Could
anything be more crude7
She cares for her chiIdren-usually a
large family land docs al the rough work
at intervals, while the devoted ID hus-
band calmly smokes his ''argclie, = Or
sits cross-leggeJ upon his diyan Or
housetop, In conversation with some
equally hard. working member Of Syrian
society. Thehouses are made Of coarse
stone, roughly hewn. The housetops
are Of clay, covered with coarse gravel.
In hot weather the sun bakcs this mud.
formed roof, aud large cracks appear.
The rain comes, and, as a natural con
sequence. the roof leaks,
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03

AT the ball at oldtown, Me-, recently
given by the governor Of the Maine In
dians, one handsome young squaw was
fairly dazzling in a very becoming cos
tune Of blue satin aud old gold plush,
with an deliberately embroidered front to
the skirt, and another wore a dress OF
combined bright scarlet and bright blue.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03

A man wanted position in the post.
Office. Postmaster Field asked him II
he had ever had experience in handling
the mails.
II should say have hal. I was
policeman 10 sln Antonio three years.
Al the pfiicipal males down there were
haasIled ly nc. 1.-THE Colonel.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03

To the Editor:-Please inform your readers
that have a positive remedy for tho above
named disease. BY its timely use thousands Of
hopeless cases have been permanently cured. l
FREE 70 any Of your readers who have con-
sumption II they will send me their Express
and +. D. address. Respectfully,
T. A. SL0CUM, NC, Isl Pearl St. y. \,
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03

This heading Is familiar sight to most news
paper readers, as It has appeared regularly In
the best publications for many years past.
Dr. III. e. Root, of 1853 Pearl St., New York,
has world wide reputation as q successful
specialist in this distressing disease, and has,
no doubt, cured more cases than all other doc
tors combined. AS an evidence Of good faith
the doctor sends FREQ sample bottleof his REM
edy to all sufferers who write for II II they give
their Express and Postoffice address.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03

The record for fast travelling across
the Pacific Ocean was broken recently by
the steamer Oceanic, which made the
trip from Yokohama to San Francisco in
fifteen days, twenty three hours.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03

Diseases can be cured If properly treated In
time, as shown by the following statement from
ID. @. FREEMAN, Sidney: Having been great
sufferer from pulmonary attacks, and gradu-
ally vast ng away for the past two years. IL
affords me pleasure 20 testify that ScoTT's
EMULSION Of Cod Liver Oil with Lime and Soda
has given me great relief, and cheerfully re-
commend Il 20 all suffering in a similar way TO
myself. In addition, would say that 1t is very
pleasant 10 take.n
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03

EVERY person Il interested In their own az
fairs and II this meets the eye OF any one who
Is suffering from the effects OF torpid liver
well. Get bottle OF Prickly Ash Bitters.
use II as directed. and you will always be glad
you read this item.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03
professional Etiquette

prevents some doctors from advertising their
skin, but we are bound by no such conyen-
tional rules and think that IL we make dis
covery that is OF benefit to our fellows, we
ought 10 spread the fact to tho whole land.
Therefore we cause to be published throughout
the land the fact that DIR. X. ". Pierce's 'siold-
en- Medical Discovery is the best known REM
edy for consumption (scrofula Of the lungsl and
kindred diseases. Send 10 cents in stamps for
DR.. Pierce's complete treatise on consumption,
with unsurpassed means of self-treatment.
Address, Worlds Dispensary Medical Assoc.-
alton, 6G3 Main street, Buffalo, N. y.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03

Unlike other cathartics, Dr.. Pierce'ss Pellets
do not render the bowels cOstive after opera
tiOn, but on the contrary, establish a perma-
nently healthy action. Being entirelg vegetable,
no particular care Is required while using
them. BY druggists. =
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03
reIlest People Lazy.

Why are the tallest people the lazlest? They
are longer in bed than others, and n they neg
stlIl longer. Use Taylor's Cherokee Remedy Of
Sweet Gum and Mullen.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03

is the title OF large illustrated treatise, by
DR.. II, v. Pierce, Buffalo, N.Y., sent TO any
address for ten cents in stamps. IL teaches
uccessful self-treatment.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03

II You are bothered with .shard times and
want 20 learn how 10 turn time into money
quickly and pleasantly, write 20 b. +. johnson
Il Co., Richmond, Va. They have plan on
foot that you ought careful y 20 consider.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03
can.umprian surely Curea.

Give slops to Drs Sun & Air, and the other
doctors cannot get In their work.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03

Daughters. Wives and ,iethcrs.
Send for Pamphlet on Female Diseases. free
securely sealed DR.. J. X. Marchisi. Utica. NY.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03
Lung TroubIcs and wasting

Mrs. John Jacob Astor pays her chief cook
si,00per Glnum. She has dyspepsia.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03

Mexico buys more pistols than all the United
States. They are Of the biggest calibre.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03

The latest thing in charities Is furnishing
free legal advice TO the poor
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03
Three hotties Cure Catarrh.

Eli Ronnrxs, Iiunpdn p, o.. Columbia Co,
Pa. says: my daughter had catnrrh when
ease's Catarfh Remedy Advertised. and pro-
cured bottle for her, and soon saw that 70
helped her; a third bottle effected q permxr
nenf cure. She Is nov eighteen years old and
sound and hearty"
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03

New Jersey has 38, 900 children, between and
Il years Of age, who do not attend school,
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03
aconssantIy Hawking ana spltansp

THOMAS ]. RusHrso. Esq., f9os Pine s,rrsf,
from catarrh for three years. Al times could
hardly breathe, and wns constantly hawking
and splitting and for the last eight rnouths
could not breathe through the n0stfils. i
thought nothing could be done for me. Luck
iiy, was advised ~ try DR.. EaFo's Cztarrh
Rrmedy, and an now d well man. believe
1t 10 BE- the only Eirc remedy for cafarrh now
manufactured. and ono has only 70 give Il .
fair trial 20 sxperience astounding results and
permanent cure"
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03
aUnloId Agony from Catarrh.,,

Prof W. HAusxER. the famous mesmerfst,
OF Ithaca, N. T., writes; "Some ten years ago
| suffered untold agony from chronic nasal
incurable, and said I must die. My case was
such bad one, that every day, towards suH.
set, my yoice would become 30 hosrse l could
barely speak above a whisper. In the morning
my coughing and clearing OF my throat would
almost strangie me. BY the use " Dr.. sagcs
Gatarrh Remedy, In three months. YVES q vel
man. and the cure has been permanent"
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-11-03

R0UGHo.C0RNS G, e. r., s;fss.:. { e Sss;'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-16
Guessing On Acoustics.
Why ARCHITECTS VERY OFTEN FAIL TO PRODUCE
DESIRED EPFEcTs.


.Problems OF acoustics are mighty peculiar
things to deal with" remarked prominent archi-
tect. "Al builders have to profess 70 know all
about them, OF course, but III tell you hight here
on the quiet that there isn't one OF them can tell
positively before building is finished whether Or
not sound Will carry In IT, useq 70 Know one U
the most famous architects In LONDON. He nao
made his reputation on theaters ana pubic aa liz
and people said he never failed 70 make nne
Acoustic properties all that could be desired. But
he d dnt know the principles OF sound waves. ne
Knew is theories but he told me time ano a&an
thar when he made plans for tNeater, or nail ne
had NO more idea as 20 what the acoustic pioper,
ties were going TO be than II ne nAd never noafu
OF such Thing as theory.
sYom Know there are so many things 70 De taken
,nto the materials roof u mace Oh
rhe Wav those materials are Joined, the angles.
the heighf. and even the amount OF polish tnat v
snniief Now there IL the Firth Avenue narket
HniI Il was thrown together IN nap-nazaN
waved 4 man might WORK lifetime oesore ne
Would ret q building that would carry soIna =
nersect' Take. for instance, the famous whisper
~ SsSs.rx I'M the capitol a washington don't
heSIeve r. would be possible 20 reproduce taA9
S1sSrt The slightest variation In the hardness or
ss1tss N the gt0ne or the slighest change In the
snoiea would probably spou II AL OF c0urse,
srchifecss have sure things 70 guioe tnem IN
msSlnS plana They know. for Instance, that
ce~ssin thln9s Will Impede sound; thAt certain
oSner thines win carry Il They know also that Q
0rssf deal depends on the proper combination Qf
ssrciss huf tlese things Ill vary - much thas II
mSfes calculating IN enece . vesy uncertain
thtpR.S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-16
THE RESIGNATION ACCEPTED,
Mr.. Sparks Receives . Letter from the
President,

Commissioner Sparks to-day, about noon, re-
ceived from the President letter accepting his
resignation the letter." said Nj. Sparks to
STAB reporter. twas an autographic letter from
the President, ana was very kindly In tone. The
sentiments expressed were not only kindly, but
appreciative Of my services. regard this letter
a. purely private communication to me. and
DO not feel at liberty TO give 1t TO the press It Is
now part Of the records OF the White House, and
II the President wishes to give It to the news
papers he win do So I may add that wish that
he would do II. would like TO have IL given the
Ss nSs
way OF criticism; but, Is l said. It is kindly and
Nj. Sparks was urged by number of his friends
20 give the Letter 70 the press especially In view OF
ne tact that All inquiries at the White House
would give the letter to the press. Mr.. Sparks,
however, remained hrm, and said that he would
much It might SEEM G to u be To
The resignation OF Mr.. SPARKS went into eject
to-day, and although he was at his once nearly
This was done by Mr. StOcKslager the Assistant
Commissioner, who Is acting during the vacancy.
MT sparks says that he intends to remain in this
city until the spring.
Mr. SPARKS SUCCESSOR.
1t Is believed that there will be no appointment
Of Mr.. Sparks successor for some time yet Secre-
tary Lamar who, was in New York yesterday, was
not at the Department to-day. One OF the names
mentioned In this connection Is that OF ex-Gov.
CLICK, OF Kansas, who 1t Is stated was recon-
mended for TINT place at the time Of Mr.. Sparks
appointment Mr.. Stockslager will be strongly
urged for the place and many think that he is the
coming man. 1t is surmised, however, that there
will be no appointment made until after the pro-
posed change In the head OF the Interior Depart
ment 10 enected. Mr.. Vivian Brent, who Is one Of
the law clerks OF the Interior Department and Is
On intimate terms with Secretary Lamar, Is
thought By some TO be the coming man. 1t il said
that ex-Congressman Cobb, Of Indiana, Is O candi.
date.
Secretary Lamar, In an interview in New York,
last night as to Mr.. Sparks probable successor,
said: mo gentleman has been thought OF by me,
and, as far az know, the President has not yet
decided as to whom he will name to oil the
vacancy should Mr.. Sparks relinQuish his cOnnec-
ton with the Land Bureau"
NOT TO BE PUBLISHED TO-DAY.
Col Lamont said this afternoon that the letter
to Mr.. Sparks would not be given to the publc-at
lpaS Il nj tn